Improvement in oultiyatoes



C. H'EPPT. GULTIVATOR.

No. 73,891... Patented Jan. 28, 1868.y

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IMPRovEiliENT IN oULTIvAToRS.

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ro ALL WHOM ir MAY ooNoERNf Bo it known that I, GHRISTOFER HEEFT, ofthe county of Tazewelhand State of Illinois, have invented certain new nnduseful Improvements in Cultivators; and I do hereby decle're that the -following ,is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the' accompanying drawings, making part of this specifi- .cation7 and to the letters of reference marked. thereon, like letters indicating like parte wherever they occur.

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

My invention consists of novel Construction oi'a cultivator for cultivating corn and similar crops, as hercinafter explained.

Figure i is a top plan view,

Figure 21's a longitudinal vertical section, and

Figure 3 a similar view of a portion of the framen 4 I constructs main frame of theltwo side pieces E, a front oross-ba`r, E', :ind a rear cross-piece, O, and

.mount it on wheels, as shown in '.l. v'.lo the rear end of this frame I secure tvvo inclined standardshf, and `on themlocate a seat, Tg Ithe'n construct a supplementary frame, consisting of the two diagonal bars A, front cross-bar C, and the tongue B, all bolted rigidly and firmly together, which frame, when thus made, I place within and upon the main frame, and hinge or pivot it thereto by eye-bolts,` 6,'at the front crossbar E', as shown in fig. 2. To the rear ends of the diagonal bars are rigidly secured the shovel-standards 72,'. and near the front portion of the frame f'auother pair of standards` ie pivoted to the bars A, in such a manner as to permit them to be moved laterally, they being pivoted on the bent bolts n. These front standards, u, are connected, near their upper ends, 'by a rod, l, so that they'must move simultaneously; and to thelside of each,-at their upper ends,l are secured loops o, into which a handle, F, may be inserted, on either side at'will, for the purpose of guiding the front shovels', the handle F being arranged'to come within the reach of the driver sitting ont-he seat T,- as shownjn g. 2. To vthe inside of each side bnr E is'- secured a short post or block,`.a, `to the upper fportion of which is pivoted a lever, c, as represented in iig. 3, the front end o'v these levers beinghinged by eye bolts, ci', to the outer ends of the cross-bar O'of'the supplemental frame, es shown in iigsll and 3.- Upon the -front sides of the rear standarrlsh a notched plate, e,-is secured, these plates being so arranged that the teeth or notches on their inner edges will engagev with a rod or plate, securedtp ,the inside' of the levers e.

B ydepre'ssing the levers c attheiz Irear ends, the supplemental frame, with the shovels, will be raised, and,

Aby means oi' the notches on the plates e, can be adjusted atvany desiredheight.

To enablelthe cultivator to` be operated bya person on foot, a long lever, H, is provided, with .its front end 'entering a loop, r, on the side of the front standards u, and the lever passing through n loop oretaple,l n, fitted loosely in a hole in the crossfpiece m, as shownv in figs. and 2.` Both this lever and the handle F may be changed to'either'side., at pleasure, so as to enable the operator to use either his right or -left hand, at will;`

and, by this means, 4the front shovels may he guided with ease, with the operator either riding or walking, as he mayeohoo'se, thus'enabling him to varyyso as to `rest both himself and the team! Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is-

1; The combination and arrangement of the diogonal'frame A and cross-bar C, pvoted to the main frame, and having the standards h and u attached thereto, as shown, with the leversc, all as shown and described.

2. In combination with the above, I claim the detachahlehandlo F and the lever H, arranged to operate as and for the purposes set forth.

Witnesses C. A. ROBERTS, N. W. GREEN. 

